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Location: GA USA | That would go over great. It's outdoors. So far I'm planning on "Something" and "Ode To Joy" as instrumentals, and playing and singing a Marc Broussard song called "Hope For Me Yet".
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Capt.Lovehandles, Head Counselor:
That would go over great. It's outdoors. So far I'm planning on "Something" and "Ode To Joy" as instrumentals, and playing and singing a Marc Broussard song called "Hope For Me Yet".
So for the hijack. I hope you hold the audience's attention as well as this guy did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_6kQbzwPI&feature=related |
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Location: Utah | I've been playing since, oh about 1968. And then there are those who've played three years who have talent. Myspace.com/SongsbyKatie and check out Meet Me After Midnight. All of 16 yrs old. I couldn't be prouder if she were my own daughter.
Omaha, you're right. Or, in the immortal words of Clint Eastwood, "A man's gotta know his limitations." Last night I was up late working on an arrangement to Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and put down a nice bluesy-jazzy lead guitar track over reworked chords. So, James Taylor fingerpicking is not my strength. I'll work on that, meanwhile emphasizing my strengths. |
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Location: closely held secret | ... for about 2:44. That seems to be the dog's limit. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
for about 2:44. That seems to be the dog's limit. Naw, the dog just knew when and where to end the song!  |
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Location: closely held secret | He should. I understand he's a highly thought of Nashville producer. |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by Capt.Lovehandles, Head Counselor:
That would go over great. It's outdoors. So far I'm planning on "Something" and "Ode To Joy" as instrumentals, and playing and singing a Marc Broussard song called "Hope For Me Yet".
So for the hijack. My neice and her husband danced to this one on their fist dance:
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Izzy's "Rainbow" medley is the one I was going to suggest. I thought it was a bit haunting for a wedding, but Rich's relatives must have thought it worked. |
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Location: Tennessee | I heard from my daughter (who is busily tracking these things :rolleyes: ) that it is now the #1 wedding song ... by a fair margin. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by twistedlim:
this one Oh my, what a voice!!!
He died in '97 at the age of 38. Another young talent I missed while he was with us...
Thanx Richard! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | There's a decent guitar tab of it with a capo at about the 5th fret that sounds pretty good. I spent some time with it and Eva's Rainbow, but it got depressing. I seem to fix on songs done by people who die early. |
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Location: Flahdaw | That youtube has almost 4 million views! I've never seen anything that high. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | It was the theme song of a movie with Sean Connery a few years ago. Probably got a ton of hits then. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
I compensate with better and more gear. Talk about over compensating!!!!
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Location: GA USA | Seriously, if they are better, just take the opportunity to enjoy how good they are, and play along.
Looking forward to hearing great things. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I always feel that way ... but if you get in with a good group who are mutually supportive, you get wings and fly. |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by FlySig:
A good manager surrounds himself with top talent, and so it is that the other members of this band are excellent musicians. But it is killing my self-confidence to be the least accomplished musician and the least talented vocalist. I am feeling distinctly over the hill and inadequate.
Do you ever feel like the pretender in the group? How do you shake this self doubt?
FlySig, the first three words of your post are the key to how you shake the self doubt. You are more than a musician.
In the very early 80s I did a stint with a group that was way out of my league. Bass, Drums, Keys, Guitar, and a multi-instrument horn player. They had interests in Funk, Jazz, Progressive Rock. Everyone in the band had degrees in music, the bass player from Berklee, and all were superb players. And then there was me. Street punk singer who can’t read a note. So why did they hire me? How is this gonna work…??? Well, pretty good, actually. Musically, these folks were light years ahead of me but I brought other things to the table. Lead vocals primarily. Fabulous musicians but nobody sang. And technical ability. Nobody had a clue about PA, lights, monitors. I could arrange that stuff. Plus, I brought a whole different attitude toward performance that my more, ummm, reserved band mates drew on to develop and expand their own stage presence. What I got in return was a chance to broaden my musical horizons a whole bunch plus the big bonus of an opportunity to play with people who could and would actually do a Zappa tune. (Camarillo Brillo). :D :D :cool:
The band only lasted about six months due to differing ambitions but we did a handful of very nice club gigs, we all had a blast, we all learned VOLUMES from each other, and we all grew immensely from the experience. And we all parted friends, by the way.
The point is, even though I sometimes felt like a tin cup in a china cabinet, I was considered a viable and valuable part of that group. And if there was ever any thought that I was inadequate, I was the only one thinking it. Maybe just like you are now?
My daughter tells me that I look just as relaxed and sound just as competent as the other guitarist, but it doesn't feel that way. Your daughter has the objective perspective. (so to speak...) :)
Listen to her, give it all you've got, and enjoy the band. Best of luck, man!
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